South Dakota Statutes
§ 19-5-7 — Disobedience of subpoena or refusal to testify as contempt.
South Dakota § 19-5-7
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-5-7 (2026).
Text
Disobedience of a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn, or to answer as a witness, or to subscribe a deposition, when lawfully ordered, may be punished as a contempt of the court or officer, by whom his attendance or testimony is required.
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Legislative History
CCivP 1877, § 453; CL 1887, § 5267; RCCivP 1903, § 493; RC 1919, § 2740; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0304.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 19-5-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/19-5-7.